Huvudsyftet med denna rapport är att identifiera vilka ”tunga trender” som kommer att prägla samhällsutvecklingen under 2000-talet. Metodiskt har vi valt att utnyttja en demografisk förklaringsansats. På basis av befolkningsprognoser som visar förskjutningar i den globala...

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate how scholars have related to the term ‘power’ in their research of post-Cold War Japanese foreign policy; how they have filled the term with meaning, i.e. how they have associated it with a concept. This is done through an analysis of English...

Dette papir beskriver afkast og risici ved investering i det danske aktiemarked over <p> en lang historisk periode. Det er almindeligt kendt, at aktier giver et højt gennemsnitligt afkast <p> sammenlignet med obligationer mod til gengæld at være mere risikable på kort sigt. Derimod er <p> det mere...</p></p></p>

The paper analyses the extent of and the reasons behind limits to competition policy <p> harmonisation in EU enlargement. Our focus is on vertical restraints. First, we <p> compare the relevant legal regimes towards vertical agreements in the EU and in <p> Eastern Europe. We then describe competition...</p></p></p>

Dit onderzoek is verricht op basis van een onderzoeksvoorstel door het Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA) aan het Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (OCW). Het rapport gaat in op de doelmatigheid van opleidingen in het mbo, zowel wat betreft de schaalgrootte in...

Den här rapporten analyserar Sveriges val mellan en optimal anpassning till EG och medlemskap med hänsyn till värdet av svenskt manöverutrymme respektive inflytande på EGs beslut. Vad gäller handelspolitiken kan Sverige i teorin vara mer öppet utanför EG, men i praktiken förhindras...

The author highlights the fact that the rationalist paradigm which initiated the social construction of the normative character of the town and country planning issue, is not valid. This leads to one?s wondering about the presuppositions inherent in both research and town and country planning...

Established practice is available as a reference for evaluating sustainable transport and CO₂ emissions at national, European and global levels, but comparing corresponding systems at the regional and local levels are more challenging. Therefore, this paper analyses the use of indicators,...

<b> </b>Increasing the representation of women in academia is a priority challenge in higher education policy. This study uses data from the Italian University habilitation competition in 2012 to test whether this national, standardized and quantitative assessment of researchers contributed to...

Financial inclusion has taken a very important role on the agenda of many international organizations and financial authorities across the globe. There are many reasons why financial inclusion is important, among these is the fact that a vast majority of the people in poverty are excluded from...